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| I find it fascinating how machine lifeforms behave in this show and their connection with the servers. I do find the overall exploration and lore more interesting than usual. Specifically, the behavior of machine lifeforms such as Pascal. He's one of the fascinating character imo for his personality and overall, interest in the human race. Nice to also see A2 making an appearance! |
Stark700Mar 11, 2023 8:40 AM
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| A2 is so hot. :o |
SerafosJun 1, 11:22 AM
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| What an absolutely excellent episode. |
| existentialism philosophy benefiting for questioning the existence of god A2 is sexy hot and she says the command center is the traitor eh  |
| Last time I really thought we'd have the forest castle part, but I'm fine with how they first went with the backstory and now A2 in full flesh is here. |
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OH MAAAAAAH GAAAAAAAAAAHD, A2 APPEARS IN HER BIKINI ARMOR.  |
tchitchouanMar 11, 2023 9:59 AM
| amazing episode, too bad the little king had to die after all ;( |
| Must be a carefree life being a goat when you can spend half your day eating. Pacal's pleading to them to find the missing member of her flock though was damm amusing. The insight into parts replacement and the gain loss consideration though was pretty interesting stuff. Hmm while the forest kingdom arc is a tad different to the game it did well to showcase A2's strength while saving the studio time as well. The dual between 2B and A2 was handled quite well. |
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| A2 is finally freaking here and SHE IS AS GORGEOUS AS IN THE GAME Yoko taro and his addiction for foul mouthed woman.. (zero, kaine and a2) Extremely happy with the changes in the anime, it really feels like playing the game from a different perspective.. |
| Another great episode, I would like to have more A2, please create more situations to insert A2. I just missed the moment when the machines realize that, even after a century, the King hasn't "grown" at all, until one of them says "Ah, but he's so cute, isn't he?" She is the love of my life.  |
PhosphophyllitaMar 11, 2023 10:28 AM
| If you're a fanboy, please don't waste my time. Watch more movies, please. Perhaps, this is hell. |
| A2's not only gorgeous but has the kind of waist to hip ratio that resurrects the dead and destroys empires. |
| "Perhaps there is a universal, absolute truth. Perhaps it justifies every question. But that's beyond the reach of these small hands." Mamoru Oshii There is a cult of ignorance (...) nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” Isaac Asimov |
| Ah, forest kingdom. Probably my favorite area of the game. I just love the big trees and the greenery. Glad to see it looking gorgeous in the anime. I also loved how they incorporated one of the side quests into the main story. That was really cool. Especially the older sister machine's expressions. They don't have mouths or a face so having them express via exaggerated body language was a genius idea that the anime created which wasn't in the game. And we finally got the introduction of A2. Can't wait to see more of her in 2D. |
0451Mar 11, 2023 11:05 AM
| Is it me or did they make A2 way thicker? Lets gooo best girl finally here |
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| A2 best girl for sure :) |
| "The future is always blank. Only your willpower can leave footsteps there." "Ruling over death means ruling over life. Death is the climax of life. To have the best death, you must honor life." |
| This new area, the Forest Kingdom, looks pretty nice, the backgrounds looked good as well. 2B being a softie and 9S reacting the way he does was pretty hilarious, and Pascal continues to be awesome. We got to see A2 in action, seems like many people who played the game were excited for her appearance. |
| Ooh i miss the part from the video game that phospopyllyta said. The machines after inserting the memories of their previous king into the baby, start nurturing it, they thought the baby would grow to be again that big machine they called their king, and years and years passed and the metallic baby was still a metallic baby, they didn’t know machines don’t grow up the same as humans. All this scenes were really cute and interesting, and then the baby is killed, all these scenes make the killing strike more deep and emotional, I think it would have increased the feels. Either way, this anime rocks! It’s a wonder Adaptation so far |
| I definitely wasn't expect to hear Kingdom of Night/Day. 10/10 content for Yokoverse fans. |
| that was a pretty nice reimagined Forest Kingdom adaptation. glad they put they flashbacks to the old forest king in there along with some touches of the music, those flashbacks were crucial to building the whole mystique of the area |
| wow, A2 is fine as hell. i couldn't even pay attention to the dialogue when she was on screen. looking forward to more of her. those 3 frames that looked like colored manga panels were cool as hell too. |
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ryzxgum said: What frames are you referring to?wow, A2 is fine as hell. i couldn't even pay attention to the dialogue when she was on screen. looking forward to more of her. those 3 frames that looked like colored manga panels were cool as hell too. |
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ryzxgum said: @Embient it's not that significant but it was unexpected so i just thought they're cool Ah, these ones. Yeah, they were really cool. |
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| Well, no surprise that the command center turned out to be a traitor. Next question now, how exactly? Also, RIP Pascal in the outro. |
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| I like the design of the machines who try to look like knights. They look cool. Too bad they were wiped out. A2 looks strong taking out an entire "kingdom" of machines. I assume there's a lot of machines there, since the kingdom was established even before Pascal's village. androids acting more and more human. 2B is certainly showing kindness to Pascal by volunteering to help. Also 9S showing some gratitude to Pascal for saving him. Oh, and I'm also liking operator 60, maybe she go down to earth someday? I'm worried about Pascal's village. There seem to be no other leaders there except for him. If he get destroyed, that peaceful society could easily collapse. looking forward to next week! :) |
| Drooling over A2. So beautiful. |
| Not my favourite episode because of the silly bits of comedy, but after going back to it a second time (sort of), I thought it was better than I considered on a first watch thanks to the rest. |
| The forest area is one of my favourite parts of the game, from the lush greenery of the trees to the waterfalls giving off a nice visual and audible sight. It was a surprise that the visit to the forest kingdom and the castle was done with Pascal helping out, which I think was one of the side quests that you can do in the game. One thing that I liked here was how they implemented a comic book/manga style still shots of Pascal's many ways of changing parts on his body. That, and how he and the sister android did their play act to make 2B and (s help them, which offered up plenty of laughs from me. XD Still, the main talking point remains the same and that is A2 herself. The fight was short because her sword snapped in half, but she left with a message that certainly left 2B and 9S confused. As expected, the fanbase for A2 is strong here! =) |
| every female character they've shown so far, has been so damn fine! |
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| I love Pascal. I also love how they incorporated a side quest from the game into the main anime story to make it flow better. We have reached the Forest Kingdom, which means A2 IS FINALLY HERE! I was kind of hoping they'd do a similar shot to one of the game's promotional images with the Old Forest King, like this, but just seeing the king was nice as well. I think they're rearranging some parts, so I am curious what we're going to get next episode, either way, I can't wait. |
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| - Operator 60 being quirky as usually. - Pascal (and Aoi Yuuki) hijackicng the show. - A2 inserting waifu dominance (I will always prefer 2B tho). - Also traditionally the chibi budget puppet theatre being hilariously funny alt timeline - the returning voice of Emil (Mai Kadowaki) and A2 comically killing Pascal. |
| Pascal was stating about her convenience as a machine lifeform to change her parts and asked if the androids could do the same, to which 9S rejected and stated that the just can't change parts conveniently as they wanted. It reminded me of an early side mission in the game where you fulfill errands for a guy with a damaged machine leg he can repair by acquiring machine parts he can use to repair himself and when you complete the quest, 2B asks the guy why he wouldn't just repair his damaged machine leg for the convenience of his life. The guy responded that all along he had been replacing bits and pieces of him that were broken, the only part left in him that was original was the broken leg so if he were to replace that as well, it would mean he would cease to be what he was before, this is the philosophy of "Theseus' Ship". No wonder Pascal asks if a deer were to lose it's antlers, would it no longer be a deer. Or if a bird were to lose its wings would it cease to be a bird. This is directly challenging the "Theseus' Ship" philosophy and one of the reasons I loved this game, it subverts the philosophy we learn, the philosophy of great thinkers like Friedrich Nietzsche , Simone de Beauvoir, Blaise Pascal and opens your mind further. |
| Not much to say, there wasn't nothing special in this episode, 4.3/10. |
| A2 is hot as fuck bro. |
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| My bAe2 is finally here! Another amazing episode! |
The World Suffused with Sound.  |
| Can Androids get thicker? Because I could swear A2 and 2B were practically the same model just one episode ago. Anyways, another good episode. Looking forward to seeing what A2 will offer to the plot. |
SouthRzVa said: Can Androids get thicker? Because I could swear A2 and 2B were practically the same model just one episode ago. Looking at her shoulder for example you can tell that A2 has done some upgrades to her base model. Also if I remember correctly the game, the older YoRHa models are stronger than the latest ones. |
| We're getting to know more about the androids and how they're truly feeling, how their behavior can change etc just like the marriage thing but A2 will be the main focus now I assume |
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| A2 sure is hot as hell |
| A2 looks beautiful. She's out for blood though. Will 2B and A2 come to understand each other? |
MegamiRemMar 14, 2023 2:06 PM
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